Apologies for making a new thread, but I was having problems replying in the original one, there was some sort of computer problem.

http://www.daltai.com/discus/messages/20/49984.html

Thanks for all the replies and efforts made to help me out.

(go raibh maith agaibh)

Our father died recently and we are putting it on his headstone (hence the dual purpose for the spell check). I'm not sure if my brother wants it to commemorate my father, or if he wants it to refer to himself.

From what I gather, if the reference is to my father, then it should read:
"Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam [dílis]"

Whereas if the reference is to my brother (as a tattoo on his own body) it should read:

Ina shuí ar dheis Dé

(Which would imply the subject (as its a tattoo on someones body) and would mean at the right side of God)

Am I on the right track?

Yep - that's pretty much it. "Ina shuí ar dheis Dé" means "sitting at the right hand of god" if the subject is male.

"Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam" is a wish that he has gone to the right place - again the subject is male. "dilís" is sometimes added and means "faithful" - "may his faithful soul be at the right hand of god".

My condolences on your loss.

If the tattoo is on the brother's body and refering to himself shouldn't it be:
"I mo shuidhe/shuí ar dheis Dé"?

"Suidhte ar dheis Dé" comes to mind aswelll.

Bheadh sin ceart.

I mo shuí ar dheis Dé	[I am] sitting at God's right hand
Suite ar dheis Dé	seated at God's right hand